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Rift Valley Lakes
The lakes of Kenya’s Great Rift Valley are legendary in their allure. Some are fed by rivers, others by springs - to access these lakes...

Faraaz Abdool
May 64 min read
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Holy Mountain
Nothing can reasonably prepare one to be in the presence of one of the holiest of holy mountains. Driving toward it is a unique...

Faraaz Abdool
Apr 217 min read
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It Only Took Fifteen Years
When I realised that there were other strange people like myself who would journey into areas devoid of humans to get a chance to breathe...

Faraaz Abdool
Apr 148 min read
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1-13 of 52 in '25
While writing my end of year post I hinted at a potential project for this year - a bold move in uncertain times but one that is...

Faraaz Abdool
Apr 52 min read
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Absenteeism for a Reason
There have been other times where I hadn't posted on this blog for a much longer period - but since October 2024 I had managed (on...

Faraaz Abdool
Mar 241 min read
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12 of 24
Each moment straddles a thin line between the past and future, constantly, and elusively for many, advancing. Thus, the rigid structure...

Faraaz Abdool
Dec 313 min read
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Nights in Tsavo West
If there is a single place that can best be described by the word “untamed”, Tsavo West is it.

Faraaz Abdool
Dec 14, 20242 min read
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Playing Catch-up
It's been a riotous and hectic year, even with the extra day I still feel like I need an extra hour or two in the day. Every day. As we...

Faraaz Abdool
Dec 1, 20243 min read
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Role & Responsibility
I’m no cybersecurity expert but I can recognize when there’s something suspicious going on. A few days ago, I began getting emails with a...

Faraaz Abdool
Nov 13, 20246 min read
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Safari in a City
Safari in a City

Faraaz Abdool
Oct 29, 20246 min read
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Oh, Africa
Passing through Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya was just as seamless and stress-less as it was five years ago. Our...

Faraaz Abdool
Aug 29, 20242 min read
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The Best of T&T
A little over two years ago, I was asked to take someone out birding. That person ended up being the leader of a visiting group whose...

Faraaz Abdool
Apr 26, 20242 min read
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Put The Pawi On The Money
A Foreign Bird as a National Symbol? Within the manufactured world of nations, economies, and markets, currency is what defines us. The...

Faraaz Abdool
Oct 2, 20239 min read
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Truth ...& AI
There continues to be an unending stream of conversations and postulations about Artificial Intelligence. From its infancy we've wondered...

Faraaz Abdool
Feb 21, 20233 min read
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Looking Back at 2022
As is customary at this time of year, I knew I was going to do some form of recap of what was surely a year that defined what it means to...

Faraaz Abdool
Dec 31, 202211 min read
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These Unreleased Gems can be Yours
This is a tradition that started in late 2015, a careful curation of photographs that stood out both individually and as a cohesive unit....

Faraaz Abdool
Nov 17, 20224 min read
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Unwavering Unfolding
Cue the usual apology for not posting here as often as I should - but I'm sure you're well aware of the couple of more popular blogs I've...

Faraaz Abdool
Oct 30, 20223 min read
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What is the World
The title of this post is a play upon the routinely used phrase “What in the world” which is typically applied to a puzzling situation;...

Faraaz Abdool
Jul 31, 20223 min read
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Earth Day Musings
Today, April 22, 2022 is Earth Day, and a fitting excuse to put some thoughts to words. It has been our tradition as humans to ascribe a...

Faraaz Abdool
Apr 22, 20225 min read
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The Language of The Birds
Language is a strange concept in the natural world. What is it really? Whose language? Does it only consist of sounds, or perhaps body...

Faraaz Abdool
Sep 15, 20214 min read
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